On Tuesday April 18, 1996 Israeli 155mm howitzers shelled UIFIL's Fiji
BATT compound in the village of Qana a few kilometers south east of
Tyre. Around 800 civilians had taken refuge at the base. Israelis
targeted the base in retaliation for the Hizballah attack on one of
their special forces groups who were in action north and outside of
the Iraeli occupied "security zone" laying landmines. Over 100 civilians were
killed.